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Location: East of Seattle since 1992, 615' Elevation, Zone 8b - originally from SF Bay Area
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No, but then we never did go to the really fancy, expensive restaurants where you over pay and leave hungry. We stick to the family run non-chain Italian, Chinese, Mexican, or the Brew Pub type for dinner, about once a week. Generally we only spend $50-60 (for two) before tip. We may also go out for breakfast once in a while, and that's under $30. One of our fun outings is exploring the diner or "dive' type places for lunch, so we'll drive as far as an hour to try a place on a Saturday or Sunday, and again, it's going to be less than $30 for burgers or Fish & Chips. If we had less spending money, we would take advantage of the senior discounts and Happy Hour menus to be able to keep eating out, because we enjoy it. With the inflation today and difficulty finding help, we are very much willing to pay a little more.
Quite frankly I don’t know how people can afford to eat anymore. It’s absolutely insane. We are lucky in that we simply don’t eat much so we often share a meal or just get an appetizer. But we rarely eat out anyway.
I think eating out provides some entertainment as well as just eating . Just because or celebrating an occasion IMO are good reasons to eat out, though we don't do it often, or go to places where it's prohibitively expensive. I don't see how people could do that every night.
It's ecpensive eating at home too these days, unless its on a steady diet of ramen noodles ( I still remember those college days with ramen noodles and Kraft Macaroni and Cheese- 4 boxes for $1.00 on sale were staples). The people I really feel for are families with several children. I don't know how they do it.
I've never in my life eaten ramen noodles. Never even heard of them until City-Data, but then again, I didn't go to college, which is how most people seem to know about them.
Why wouldn't one eat rice and beans instead? Has to be just as cheap and certainly more appetizing!
On the other hand, when I was a vegetarian and my dd was in college, there was this great restaurant that was not vegetarian but offered some good veg dishes on its menu. They had this plate of black beans and rice with sweet potatoes and collard greens. Always took home leftovers, but dang, they charged $18, and that was 7 or 8 years ago. I get a hankering for that meal every so often, but I make a cheap version at home.
The questionable quality of restaurant "food", and handling/processing by the minimum wage, scared me off way before prices. Higher prices just seals the deal!
I've never in my life eaten ramen noodles. Never even heard of them until City-Data, but then again, I didn't go to college, which is how most people seem to know about them.
Why wouldn't one eat rice and beans instead? Has to be just as cheap and certainly more appetizing!
On the other hand, when I was a vegetarian and my dd was in college, there was this great restaurant that was not vegetarian but offered some good veg dishes on its menu. They had this plate of black beans and rice with sweet potatoes and collard greens. Always took home leftovers, but dang, they charged $18, and that was 7 or 8 years ago. I get a hankering for that meal every so often, but I make a cheap version at home.
Ramen costs less than 50 cents a serving and all you need is boiling water so you can make it anywhere.
I've never in my life eaten ramen noodles. Never even heard of them until City-Data, but then again, I didn't go to college, which is how most people seem to know about them.
Why wouldn't one eat rice and beans instead? Has to be just as cheap and certainly more appetizing!
On the other hand, when I was a vegetarian and my dd was in college, there was this great restaurant that was not vegetarian but offered some good veg dishes on its menu. They had this plate of black beans and rice with sweet potatoes and collard greens. Always took home leftovers, but dang, they charged $18, and that was 7 or 8 years ago. I get a hankering for that meal every so often, but I make a cheap version at home.
I just had Ramen for lunch! Nothing healthy about them but I think they are good. Im not a foodie and to be honest would rather have a bowl of Ramen over a steak. My wife hates going out to eat with me because I choose my meal based on price 95% of the time unless I have a craving for something specific. I just have a hard time spending money on something I dont get any enjoyment from. I could spend $50 on a steak or $15 on a burger and at the end of the day they will both fill me up and in a few days I would have no memory of what I even ate so why spend more, lol. I spent over $300 dollars at a restaurant in Atlantic City years ago for my wife and and years later all I remember is the price, not what I ate.
I think eating out provides some entertainment as well as just eating . Just because or celebrating an occasion IMO are good reasons to eat out, though we don't do it often, or go to places where it's prohibitively expensive. I don't see how people could do that every night.
It's ecpensive eating at home too these days, unless its on a steady diet of ramen noodles ( I still remember those college days with ramen noodles and Kraft Macaroni and Cheese- 4 boxes for $1.00 on sale were staples). The people I really feel for are families with several children. I don't know how they do it.
Of course. We used to take my parents out every year on their anniversary, to Ruth's Chris. Definitely pricey, but it was excellent food and unparalleled service (the one here is really out of this world). But at the prices now, even at the lesser-priced places, I am inclined to get my entertainment elsewhere.
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